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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 61.060 — DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION: HUMANE DISPATCH OF CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS AND BIRDS

PW § 61.060Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part B. HUNTING AND FISHING · Ch. 61. UNIFORM WILDLIFE REGULATORY ACT · Art. C. REGULATORY DUTIES

Statute text

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(a)In this section:
(1)"Dispatch" means to kill by any humane method.
(2)"Game animal" has the meaning assigned by Section 63.001.
(3)"Game bird" has the meaning assigned by Section 64.001.
(b)It is a defense to prosecution for a violation of this chapter or of a regulation adopted or proclamation issued under the authority of this chapter by the commission that the actor dispatched a game animal or game bird that:
(1)was mortally wounded, not through the actor's conduct; or
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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 157 (H.B. 2555), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2005.

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.060 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.